First indictment after major "Reichsbürger" raid

Right-wing extremism - First indictment after major "Reichsbürger" raid

Following the large-scale anti-terror raid against so-called Reich citizens around a year ago, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office has brought charges for the first time. A total of 27 suspects are involved, as the authorities announced in Karlsruhe on Tuesday. Among other things, they are accused of membership and support of a terrorist organization. The proceedings are to be conducted before the higher regional courts in Frankfurt am Main, Munich and Stuttgart. These must decide whether to admit the charges and schedule a trial.

On December 7 last year, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office had 25 men and women arrested in several federal states, Austria and Italy. Among them were former AfD member of the Bundestag Birgit Malsack-Winkemann and a soldier from the Special Forces Command (KSK) of the German Armed Forces. The entrepreneur Heinrich XIII Prince Reuß is considered to be one of the ringleaders.

The circle of suspects is much larger and is constantly growing as the investigation progresses. Many of them are in custody.

The suspects are said to have planned to overthrow the political system in Germany. They would have deliberately accepted deaths. They had already worked out the outlines of structures for their own state order, the investigators had explained at the time. Henry XIII Prince Reuss was to have acted as head of state. Departments had also already been allocated: For example, the former judge Malsack-Winkemann was to have been responsible for justice.

The central body of the group was a "council". A transitional government was to negotiate the new state order in Germany with the victorious Allied powers of the Second World War. "From the association's point of view, the central point of contact for these negotiations is currently exclusively the Russian Federation."

A "military arm" was also to "eliminate" the democratic constitutional state at the level of municipalities, districts and local authorities, it said. Soldiers and police officers were specifically targeted for the coup, the federal prosecutor's office announced. According to the investigation, another plan was to force their way into the German Bundestag with a small armed group.

Announcement on arrests by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution about the Reichsbürger scene

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1. The large-scale operation against right-wing extremists in Germany, known as "Reichsbürger," resulted in the arrest of numerous individuals in various German states, Austria, and Italy last December 7.
2. Among those arrested was Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, a former member of the Bundestag, and a soldier from the German Armed Forces' Special Forces Command (KSK).
3. The accused individuals are facing charges of membership and support of a terrorist organization in connection with the plot to overthrow the German political system.
4. The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe is overseeing the proceedings, which are scheduled to take place in Frankfurt am Main, Munich, and Stuttgart.
5. Heinrich XIII Prince Reuß is considered one of the main leaders of the group, and it's reported that he was to serve as the head of state in their proposed government.
6. The investigation revealed that the suspects had already begun outlining the structure for their own state order, with former judge Birgit Malsack-Winkemann assigned to handle justice-related matters.
7. The group had also established a "council" as their central body, with plans to negotiate with the victorious Allied powers of World War II to establish a new government in Germany.
8. They had a "military arm" aimed at undermining the democratic constitutional state at the local level, with a specific focus on targeting soldiers and police officers.
9. There were also plans to forcibly enter the German Bundestag with a small armed group, according to the federal prosecutor's office.
10. The group's activities and plans are being closely monitored by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, particularly in relation to the Reichsbürger scene.
11. In pursuit of their extremist goals, the group had been accused of perpetrating a "razzia" or large-scale search and arrest operation in Munich, reminiscent of similar events in Italy.

Source: www.stern.de